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Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea

by Carl Zimmer

Comment on this title and you could win free books! Synopses & Reviews Read the Powells.com Interview with Stephen Jay Gould Comment on this title and you could win free books! ISBN13: 9780060199067 ISBN10: 0060199067 Condition: Standard Dustjacket: Standard All Product Details

 

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"Science writer Zimmer (At the Water's Edge) does a superb job of providing a sweeping overview of most of the topics critical to understanding evolution, presenting his material from both a historical and a topical perspective....[T]he writing is clear and concise, the text is carefully presented." Publishers Weekly

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"[D]on't be misled by the polished prose, the gorgeous illustrations, the elegant design or the book's status as a 'companion volume': Zimmer neglects neither underlying biological concepts nor current controversies. His coverage is as thorough as it is graceful. This is as fine a book as one will find on the subject." Scientific American

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"[T]he text moves smartly along, and Zimmer's expository conciseness is a high point of the text. He is also commendably clear in explaining the background of the Cambrian 'explosion' a half billion years ago and the highlights of the fossil record since, ultimately encompassing human origins. Popular science that will truly be popular." Booklist

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About the Author

Carl Zimmer is the author of At the Water's Edge and Parasite Rex. A former senior editor at Discover magazine, his column on evolution appears regularly in Natural History. He also contributes articles to magazines such as National Geographic, Audubon, and Science. He lives in New York City.

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ISBN:

9780060199067

Subtitle:

The Triumph of an Idea

Introduction:

Gould, Stephen Jay

Author:

Zimmer, Carl

Author:

Gould, Stephen Jay

Publisher:

Harper

Location:

New York

Subject:

History

Subject:

Evolution

Subject:

Evolution (Biology)

Subject:

Life Sciences - Evolution

Copyright:

2001

Edition Number:

1st ed.

Edition Description:

Hardcover

Series Volume:

164

Publication Date:

20010904

Binding:

Hardback

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

384

Dimensions:

10 x 7.9375 in 55.04 oz

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Product details 384 pages HarperCollins Publishers - 2004-10-28 English 9780060199067 Reviews:

"Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Science writer Zimmer (At the Water's Edge) does a superb job of providing a sweeping overview of most of the topics critical to understanding evolution, presenting his material from both a historical and a topical perspective....[T]he writing is clear and concise, the text is carefully presented."

"Review" by Scientific American, "[D]on't be misled by the polished prose, the gorgeous illustrations, the elegant design or the book's status as a 'companion volume': Zimmer neglects neither underlying biological concepts nor current controversies. His coverage is as thorough as it is graceful. This is as fine a book as one will find on the subject."

"Review" by Booklist, "[T]he text moves smartly along, and Zimmer's expository conciseness is a high point of the text. He is also commendably clear in explaining the background of the Cambrian 'explosion' a half billion years ago and the highlights of the fossil record since, ultimately encompassing human origins. Popular science that will truly be popular."